Shed for airships and the like.



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V. WISNIBWS'KI.

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APPLIUATIOI FILED APB. 21. 1913.

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VJ WISNIEWSKI, sli-ED Fon AIBSHIPS AND THB LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED APB.21, 1913.

Patented June 23, 1914 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

V. WISNIEWSKI. SHED Pon Alasmrs AND THE LIKE.

APPLIOATIOI FILED APBJI, 1918.

Patented June 23, 19M

8 SHEETS-SHEET 8.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VINCENT WISNIEW'SKI, 0F BERLIN, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR A'IIO LUFTSCHIFFSANTRIEB GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTFR TTAFTUNG, 0F BERLIN, GERMANY, A CORPO RATION OF GERMANY.

SHED ron Arnsmrs AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent. i Patented June 23, 1914 Application led April 21, 1913.

Serial N0. 762,747.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, ViNoEN'r WISNIEWSKI, architect, a subject of the German Emperor, and resident of Berlin, Germany, have in'- vented new andl useful Improvements in Sheds for Airships Aand the like, of which the following is a speciication.

The present invention relates to a shed for airships and the like, the said shed having a 'circular plan. Y y

The object of the present invention isito facilitate the bringing in and taking' out of the airships in any direction, according to that of the wind, without it being necessary to turn the whole shed.

The invention consists in that the shed is constructed in such a manner, that it is composed of a pluralityfof sections, which may be pushed one over the other, whereby the shed will be opened toward the sides and also above, and in thus-opening the'shed only a part of the whole load haste be moved. By

such arrangement it is obtained, thatl on the said sections bein thus displaced, large openings are created, ships can. be taken in or brought out, the air' ship being ,even by almost one half luncoveredxfrom above, 'so that when it has been suitably balanced, it can be readil run out of the shed. Furthermore, as on y a part of the shed has to be moved, the said openings for the airships to run in or out may be quick] made'in any required-direction.

Int e accompanying drawings a constructional form of shed according tothe present invention is exemplified.

Figure l is a horizontal sectionthrough an airship shed according to the present inven\ tion. Fig. 2 is a-vertical sectlon on an en` larged scale. Fig. 3 is an end view of an airship truck. Fig.- 4 is a side view of the same. Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional detail view, and illustrates the method of jointing the several segments on each other.` Figs. 6

and 7 are vertical end and plan views, re-- s,L ectively, and illustrate a modified form of t e invention.

Inthe center ofthe shed stands a towerlike iron structure a, on vwhichlotate the' movable girder-like'structures b and c. At their other xends these girders b and e travel by means of wheels, rails andthe llike on a circular bedplate A: The one set of grder's,

b are of a larger diameter than the girders c through which the airhalf, so that one half of the shed will be( completely'uncovered and opened.

Theairships are moved within the shed by 'aid of turntable carriages. The central towerlike structure contains a staircase and elevators, and a reiector at the'top.l With the object of keeping the center of the shed clear, two opposite sections of the smaller diameter may be connected by a suitable structure, on the fulcrum of which then the other, girders or sections are made to rotate. lThe airships may either stand on the Said turntable carriages (see Fig. 2, on the left) or they may also be suspended (see Fig. 2 on the right). The trucks WV, which are fitted with turntables, (Figs. 3 and 4) travel preferably on circular rails e. The carriages for the airships, composed of several such trucks, and the airship thereon can thus be moved around within the shed, so that the air-ship can leave or enter in any direction. As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the trucks W are preferably also fitted with hinged sides.

Right'across the shed extends a fireproof partition wall g, which can swing around the king post a and divides the shed into two chambers, which are separated from each other in a lireproof manner. This partition travels on rollers g1, which run on the circular rails e. The partition wall is composed of suitableposts and framework, the panels of which are filled with asbestos board or the like.

Airships which are to be suspended are preferably suspended from jibs (see Fig. 2 on the right). These jibs are preferably made to swivel on pivots in the wall q, so that when not in use they can be turned Hat to the wall. As the jibs '71. are secured to the wall they and with them the airship suspender? from them will travel with the lwall g. Therefore, 'airships which are suspended, maybe moved into departingposition by turning the wall -Of course the jibs may also be supporte .on independent posts or the like. -And the entire floor of the shed may be so arranged, that itl can rotate within the shed and independently of the girders.

Fig. 5 illustrates the method of jointing the groups of girders or segments, composed of said girders, against each other. Between two such segments is placed a pneumatic tube p, which is thereupon inflated and will press tightly against the girders. This will not only provide an-'fairtight ljoint between the several segments, but will also afford safety against explosions as in case of such explosion, the pneumatic tubes will fly out, and thereby relieve the girders and the shed of the force of the explosion. `The several sectorlike sections yof the shed may also be so arranged, that they can be coupled together and be simultanei ously rotated around the axis of the shed,

if and when this should be necessary or desirable. In this case the air ships, which are to be suspended, may be suspended from the girders, which compose the sections or sectors of the shed.

Another constructional form'ofl the shed according to the present invention consists in the totality of the girders being coupled together into two groups, thus forming two half shells, of which the one has a some what larger diameter than the other, so that the one can pass beneaththe other. In this case the shed need at the utmost be turned'v by one quarter of its circumference only -for taking out the air ships. Furthermore the central tower structure may be dispensed with if the girders at the largest part of the shed sections are made sufliciently stronger. The shed section of the smaller diameter may be fitted with a stronger bracing at its widest part, on which bracing the shed section of the larger diameter is then fulcrumed. This constructional form is exemplied in Figs. 6 and 7. The shed here consists of the two semi-spherical shells b and c, fulcrumed, on the central axis of the shed. The one shell b is made of such a diameter, that the other shell c can move under it. If the shells are' made sufiiciently strong the central tower a may also be dispense with.

I claim:

1. A structure of the character described comprising spherical sectionsforming an inclosure and movable one within the other; and means for supporting said sections at the center thereof, substantially as described.

2. A structure for housing air-ships comprising spherical sections forming an inclosure and movableone within the other; and means for supporting an air-ship within the inclosure and moving the same to different positions therein, substantially as described.

3. A shed for airships and the like, said shed having a circular plan, a towerlike central structure, and composed of a plurality partition ing around the center of the shed asa fulcrum, thereby opening the shed;

4a A shed for. airships and the like, said shed having acircular plan, a towerlike central structure, and composed of av plurality of girders, combined to form sectors, said sectors rotating on the said central structure, and at the other end .traveling on a'v circular foundation, the said sectors being of different diameters and adapted to be pushed, the one over the other while turning around the center of the shed as a fulcrum, and comprisingcarriages for'said 'airships, composed of several trucks and turntables secured-on the latter, 'and adapted to be rotated around the axis of the shed.

5. A shed for air-ships and the like, said shed having a circular plan, a towerlike central structure, and composed of a plurality of girders, combined to form sectors, said sectors rotating on the said central structure, and at the other end traveling on a circular foundation, the said sectors being of different diameters and .adapted to be pushed, the one over the otherwhile turning around the center of the shed as a fulcrum, and comprising carriages for` said airships, composed of several trucks, and turntables secured on the latter, and adapted to rotate around the axis of the shed, in said shed a partition, dividing the entire shed into two chambersseparated from each other in an explosionproof manner, the said partition being 'movable and adapted to be. rotated around the axis of the shed.

6. A shed for airships andthe like, said shed having a circular plan, a towerlike central structure, and composed of a plurality of girders, Icombined to form sectors, said sectors rotating on the said central structure, and at the other end traveling on a circular foundation, the said sectors being of different diameters and adapted to be pushed, the one over the other while turning around the center of the shed as a fulcrum, and comprising carriages for said airships, composed of several trucks, and turntables secured on the latter, and adaptedto be rotated around the axis of the shed, in said shed a partition, dividing the -entire shed into two chambers separated from each other in an explosionproof manner, the said partition being movable and adapted to be rotated around the axis of the shed, onl said suspended. y

7. A shed for air ships and the like, said shed having a circular plan, a towerlike central structure and composed of a plurality jibs,l from which airships can beV moneta of girders, combined to 'fornil sectors, said sectors rotating on the said central structure, and at the other end traveling on a circular foundation, the said sectors being of di'erent diameters and adapted to be pushed, the one over the other While turnn ing around the center of the shed as a fulcrum, the floor of the shed being rotatably fitted on rails and adapted to serve as carriage for the airships and also as bedplate for posts carrying jibs,l on which airships may be suspended. i

'8. A shed for airships and the like, said shed having a circular plan, a towerlike eentral structure and composed of a plurality of girders, combined to form sectors, said sectors rotating on the said central structure, and at the other endtraveling on a circular foundation, the said sectors being of different diameters and adapted to be pushed, the one over the other While turning around the center of the shed as a fulcrum, all sectors of the said shed being arranged to be coupled with each other and moved at one time the ail-ships being sus- `presence of two Witnesses,

pended from the girders, composing theshed.

9. A-shed for airships and thevlike, said shed having a circular plan, a towerlike central structure and composed of a plurality of girders, combined to form sectors, said sectors rotating on the said central structure and at the other end traveling on a circular foundation, the said sectors being of di'erent diameters and pushed, the one over the other while turning aroundthe center of the shed as a ulcrum, the sectors of the said shed being held in fixed relation to each other by means of pneumatic tubes placed between them at points Where they overlap.

In testimony, that l claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name in this 8th day of April 1913.

VINCENT vvisnm'vvsm.

Witnesses WOLDEMAR HAUPT HENRY HAsPnR.

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